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furore

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fu·ro·re /fjʊˈrɔːri, ˈfjʊərɔː $ ˈfjʊrɔːr/ British English, furor /ˈfjʊərɔː $ ˈfjʊrɔːr/ American English noun [singular]  ANGRYa sudden expression of anger among a large group of people about something that has happened 公愤,群情激愤 SYN rowcause/create a furore The security leaks have caused a widespread furore. 安全漏洞激起了广泛的公愤。furore over/about the furor over the oil embargo 石油禁运引起的公愤
Examples from the Corpus
furoreAddison's theory caused a furore in the academic world.The occasional incidents of newborn babies being stolen from public hospitals understandably causes a furore.In many cases they have the public on their side as the recent furore over the rail links with London has demonstrated.Often the furore stemmed from audiences' unease at being plugged into a musical idiom shorn of familiar signposts.Ostensibly, the furore was over the possibility that the offices would obscure one of the famous views of the castle.The furore among providers about current government-funding policies which challenge the latter assumption suggests that this is a real danger.cause/create a furoreThe occasional incidents of newborn babies being stolen from public hospitals understandably causes a furore.
fu·ro·re nounChineseSyllable
anger sudden of people large of Corpus group a a expression among


furore
furore /fjʊˈrɔːri, ˈfjʊərɔː $ ˈfjʊrɔːr/ British English, fu‧ror /ˈfjʊərɔː $ ˈfjʊrɔːr/ American English noun [singular]
a sudden expression of anger among a large group of people about something that has happened
   SYN  row
    cause/create a furore
    The security leaks have caused a widespread furore.
    furore over/about
    the furor over the oil embargo


fur·oreBrE /fjuˈrɔːri/ 🔊, /ˈfjʊərɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfjʊrɔːr/ 🔊 (also furor BrE /ˈfjʊərɔː(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfjʊrɔːr/ 🔊especially in NAmE ) noun [singular] great anger or excitement shown by a number of people, usually caused by a public event 群情激愤;骚动;轰动 SYN uproar ~ (among sb) His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。🔊🔊~ (about/over sth) the recent furore over the tax increases近来因增税引起的骚动